Marie McCourt says that Ian Simms should not be released from prison until he reveals where Helen McCourt's body is hidden. The pensioner claims that a November 2019 Parole Board decision to ...

On a stormy night in February 1988, 22-year-old Helen McCourt left work early but never arrived home for the tea her mother Marie had waiting. Helen, a clerk at the Royal Insurance in Liverpool ...

The family of Helen McCourt have lost a High Court bid to keep her killer behind bars ahead of a judicial review of the decision to free him. The 22-year-old disappeared in 1988 but, despite ...

You can check out at any time. More info Parole board judges have freed Helen McCourt's killer from his life sentence despite her family's campaign for him to remain in jail. Ian Simms ...

When 22-year-old Helen McCourt disappeared heading home from work on February 9, 1988, her mum Marie’s lifelong quest for answers started. Local pub landlord Ian Simms was convicted of Helen’s ...

MPs backed the law, named after murdered Helen McCourt, in October 2016 after a petition to have it introduced gained 590,000 signatures. But what is it and how does it affect parole? Helen ...

HELEN McCourt's murderer Ian Simms will be released from prison despite still refusing to reveal where the 22-year-old's body is. The Parole Board rejected the Government’s appeal to keep him ...

The brave mum of murdered Helen McCourt has kick started a fresh search for her daughter’s body. Pub landlord Ian Simms abducted and murdered insurance clerk Helen McCourt, 22, from Billinge ...

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Ian Simms abducted and murdered Helen McCourt in 1988, but has never revealed the location of her body. Ms McCourt's mother Marie told the BBC she was "angry" not to have been informed Simms had ...

The family of Helen McCourt are seeking an urgent judicial review to prevent her killer being released from prison despite never revealing where he hid her body. A legal team has made the ...

The family of Helen McCourt are seeking an urgent judicial review to stop her killer Ian Simms being released from prison. Miss McCourt's brother Michael said a legal team had made the request on ...